Talshai

Appearance: He is a skinny young lad that's been tanned and tempered by a combination of routine physical work and the ever-changing, exciting environment of the Arolos protectorate. His skin is a light coffee color; after all the sun- and windburns he managed to pick up a very nice tan but the whipping scars on his back show up in a blatantly obvious contrast of colors.

His hair is a light, golden blonde color like the color of a ripened field of wheat ready for harvest and he inherited his mother's small, round eyes; they are grey-blue.

He got the rest from his father, from his broad shoulders to his thick calves, but he has a bit of a pudge around his stomach that he just can't seem to lose. He's let his facial hair go and has started to grow himself a beard.

His style of dress usually involves sleeveless tunics that lace up to the throat that he may also complement with working bracers, and as the weather gets on the chilly side the sleeves get longer until he's dressing in Viking-style tunics. He doesn't like wearing very fancy things. In his right ear he has two piercings, both silver rings.

Personality: He is a mentally tough boy who gives off a very relaxed and laid-back approach to almost any situation, but he is susceptible to worry and fear like any other person. His strange past has given him not only a strong hatred for physical abuse, but it has taught him a valuable lesson: keep going.

No matter how difficult things seem to be, the first and last things on his mind will be to keep trying and hope for the best. His resolve is extremely tough to break; anybody will have a problem convincing Talshai to take a course of action against his judgement. He also grew very protective of those younger than him, displacing the feelings of his own childhood onto others around him.

He is the perfect picture of youth and compared to the struggles and painful initiation ceremonies out at sea, Talshai much prefers the environment of the Weyr and it has grown on him considerably. His passion for flirting is stopped by little other than age boundaries and rank; the second most important thing in his life is baking.

He takes great pride in his work in the Kitchens and is now contemplating taking it as far into the future as Master rank.

History: Talshai is Journeyman Seacrafter Sevaulin’s first son; his mother is Alawina, a common drudge and laundry worker. He was fostered into their care. When he came of age, Talshai Apprenticed into the Seacraft and joined his father aboard the Wildwinds where he endured hazing and initiation rituals, many of which left remarkable scars on his body. The lack of his father’s interference was not taken lightly and Talshai began to wonder if his father really cared.

Sevaulin could only tell him that it was something every sailor went through; it was the test of a true man. A true man could endure pain. A true sailor could see through the worst of times to the brighter things ahead. He was proud of his son, but his son was not proud of himself.

He tolerated being on the Wildwinds more than he adapted to it, eventually earning the respect of the entire crew. He learned and executed his tasks as he was instructed.

One fateful day, while the Wildwinds was docked in Arolos Seahold, dragons passed through on Search. Eager to be rid of the sea life, Talshai presented himself among the other kids of the Seahold and was excited to be selected. His excitement was doubled when his sister Yvaunda was also Searched.

Upon arriving at the Weyr, Talshai buried himself deep into Weyrlife, repressing memories of his times at sea. Things would be different now.

Arolosian Timeline (T.M.D.)(10.03.12) Talshai and Yvaunda both arrive at Arolos Weyr to be Candidates.(10.11.25) Talshai fails to Impress from the FrostedSentinels clutch. He decides to remain on hand in the Weyr for the rest of his days. (10.12.02) He decides to re-Apprentice into the Bakercraft so that he can make use of himself in the Kitchens while he waits patiently for the next clutch, each time trying his chance at Impression.(11.03.12) Now as an Apprentice Baker, his Turn in the Candidate Barracks ends, and Talshai moves into the workers' quarters to live out the next few Turns of his life rather than return to his previous Craft on the seas. He rather enjoys Weyrlife and has adapted to it quite nicely.(13.04.17) The Island Jewels hatching; Talshai very nearly doesn't make it due to Yvaunda being injured. He refuses to Stand at first but is coerced into it by his sister.(14.10.22) Talshai takes part in the fifth simulation hatching with cloth dragonets, an exercise designed to help understand what it is like to care for a dragonet on the first day of Impression. His partner for the day is the gorgeous green Vionanth and his sim-AWLM for the day is bluerider T'rston.(14.10.28) Together with Candidate Siobahn, Talshai gets the privilege of scrubbing Ormanth's gravid belly. Hopefully, he made some kind of impression on the queen and later he'll be able to make some Impression on one of her hatchlings.(15.09.12) Talshai's sister Yvaunda is killed in the volcanic eruption and he receives the news a sevenday later. Grief overtakes him.(16.04.10) Talshai meets Beldaran and Priiyah before one of the Candidate lessons in the classroom, and hopefully makes some new friends.(16.04.22) After a talk with Assistant Candidatemaster P'olo, Talshai grows concerned about making the deadline for hatching. After mulling over it in his head, he decides to voluntarily leave the Candidate program and live his life as a Baker. Nine failed Impressions seems like more than enough for him.(16.06.04) Talshai walks the tables and receives his Junior Journeyman knots.(16.08.08) Talshai receives the Imperious, Distinguished, and Regal Egg, from which hatches his new companion, a blue firelizard that he names Nip.(16.10.9 -10.13) Though he doesn't escape the quarantine, Talshai does manage to escape the plague. Thank Faranth!(17.2.4) Talshai and Meliana spend Wendeth's flight together - wonder if they'll live to regret it?

Information about Talshai's pets

Pet Name: Nip

Pet Type: Blue Firelizard

Appearance: The Imperious, Distinguished, and Regal Egg

Like a cloud, this egg seems to be composed entirely of swirls of soft gray that flow across its surface, seeming to eddy and swell as they’re brushed along by invisible currents of wind. But these aren’t the nice clouds, the huge white fluffy clouds that float like suspended cotton candy in the clear blue sky, or even the smaller, fragile, nearly ephemeral darker clouds that tend to appear around sunrise and sunset. No, these are something much more sinister -- they’re storm clouds, ominous, threatening storm clouds hanging against an overcast sky. When you look at this egg, just like when you look up at the same sort of clouds in the sky, you know, just know, on a level so deep and primal that it’s almost instinctual, that something is going to happen, something big and important, something that will affect life as you know it. And, whatever it is that’s going to happen, it very well might not be pleasant for you.

Personality: From the very start, this young flit will display an attitude that is suave, sophisticated, and debonair, to the point that he will roll smoothly out of his eggshell and take to his feet with perfect style and grace, with absolutely none of the clumsiness that so many draconics experience upon first Hatching, not even losing his footing for an instant. A cloudy grayish-blue in color, with darker navy-blue spots splotched all over his hide randomly like the spotted variety of the large Southern felines, this blue flit, long, lean and muscular in build, will always faintly remind his Pet of one of the great cats he resembles -- with a dignified, faintly regal demeanor, secure in the knowledge of his superiority over the riffraff in every way, but also possessing an edge of savagery beneath his seemingly cultured surface, an edge which can strike if provoked. And, very much like a great cat, this dignified-seeming blue flit will always desire revenge against those who have done him or his Pet a wrong, with a tendency to snap at the fingers of the person who has offended or harmed him or his Pet, something that the above human will have to watch out for.

Though he’s only average-sized for a blue flit, nevertheless this individual will somehow seem like he’s a lot bigger than that, which is perhaps due the immense charisma and drive that you can practically see emanating from him in visible waves. Wherever he goes, creatures of all kinds will flock to him, drawn by that same charisma, wanting to aid him in whatever way they can just so they can bask in his warm glow. It is likely that when this blue matures, he will become a favorite among the greens because of it, something that he’ll enjoy very much. Unfortunately, when it comes to his personal life, this blue is decidedly irresponsible, abandoning mates, friends, and perhaps even his Pet for long periods of time, and letting his favorite places and things frequently fall into disrepair. When he suddenly reappears from wherever he was, his winning personality and charisma will more likely than not cause whoever he neglected to forgive him easily, perhaps without even knowing that they have been neglected, but still, the behavior persists. This blue doesn’t behave like he does because he’s irresponsible, though, although of course he certainly is. He does it because he’s driven, obsessed even, to accomplish something, something that he knows is extremely important, perhaps the most important thing in the world, and he just *has* to do it. But what is it? Not even he will be able to answer that, and yet this quest, for lack of a better word, will consume this blue’s every waking hour from the moment he’s Hatched, and not even his Pet will be able to convince him to give it up. Whatever his objective may be, it certainly is impossible to accomplish, and yet with the charisma and drive this little blue flit, you’re led to believe that whatever it is that he feels he has to accomplish, if anyone can do it, then it’s this blue flit.